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Indiana State courts Federal courts Elections and Selection Judgepedia Community Ballotpedia Judgepedia presents the State of Indiana Welcome to Indiana on Judgepedia! Help yourself to great information on one of our many convenient tabs. The structure of the Indiana judicial system is laid out in Article 7 of the state Constitution. The state court system is made up of the Indiana Supreme Court, the Indiana Court of Appeals, the Indiana Circuit Courts, the Indiana Superior Courts and various courts of limited jurisdiction. The federal court system is made up of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, the United States bankruptcy court, Northern District of Indiana and the United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of Indiana. Appeals go to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. ?           Please visit our pages for great updates! Please click your county for information on your local courts. Supreme Courts in Indiana Indiana Supreme Court Appellate Indiana Court of Appeals Trial Indiana Circuit Courts Indiana Superior Courts Indiana Small Claims Courts Indiana Municipal Courts Indiana County Courts Probate Court (St. Joseph County) Indiana Tax Court State court projects involving Indiana Indiana Constitution Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications Judicial interest organizations Indiana counties There are 92 counties in Indiana. Each county is served by a Circuit Court and most counties have a Superior Court as well.     To see a list of counties in Indiana, please see - Indiana counties Jurisdiction of the United States District Courts of Indiana Appellate Courts Supreme Court of the United States United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit District Courts United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana Bankruptcy Courts United States bankruptcy court, Northern District of Indiana United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of Indiana Federal court projects involving Indiana Judgepedia:WikiProject Bankruptcy Courts Federal Court Vacancy Warning System Judicious education, Indiana law schools Judgepedia:WikiProject Judicial Interest Organizations Other Projects There are lots of projects you can contribute to on Judgepedia.     For more projects, please visit The WikiProject Directory Elections Latest election results: Indiana judicial elections, 2012 Indiana judicial elections Judicial selection in Indiana varies depending on the level of court. Supreme and Appellate court justices are chosen by appointment. Candidates for these courts are chosen by a nominating commission and, from those candidates, the Governor makes the final appointment. Circuit and Superior court judges are primarily chosen in partisan elections. Exceptions to this include: Circuit Court candidates in Vanderburgh County and Superior Court candidates in Allen County, who face non-partisan elections. Also, judges in Lake and St. Joseph Counties are appointed by the Governor. Judges of all court levels, once in office, must face retention elections at the end of their terms. Selection Judicial selection in Indiana Indiana Supreme Court Indiana Court of Appeals Indiana Circuit Courts Indiana Superior Courts Method Comm. select., Gov. appt. Term - 10 years Method Comm. select., Gov. appt. Term - 10 years Method Partisan elections Term - 6 years Method Partisan elections Term - 6 years Learn more about the Judgepedia Community and how to get started! 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